In England, where today is a bank holiday, it seemed to rain everywhere. In Scotland, with no holiday, the weather was lovely. But at least the weather forecasters can’t be faulted. Sunday night’s forecasts made clear what was in store. The Scots could expect a fine day. Down south, England could prepare for rain. All fine, in a manner of speaking. Less admirable is the Met Office’s inability to leave it there. In the Midlands and the south, they also issued otiose “yellow warnings”. The public “should be aware that there may be some impacts to holiday traffic and outdoor activities”. In other words, people would get wet. But it really didn’t need a forecaster to point out that the Bristol cricket or the Notting Hill carnival would be soaked. We can work that bit out for ourselves. Thanks for the forecasts, Met people, but don’t debauch the currency of necessary warnings with needless scare stories about what happens when it rains.